Martin Oldfield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Isn't the obvious generalization to divide configuration questions > into blocks, then specify a state machine to navigate between blocks ?
Er, if you don't mind that you have a nondeterministic state machine (for example: all possible states exist in parallel) when you're describing the configuration for many machines. However, I don't think we should be trying to be all things for all people here. All we're trying to do is make packages minimally usable -- not fully instrument the system. I think looking at what's currently being done in the dpkg scripts (preinst, postinst, prerm) and justifying it, or coming up with an alternative where it's complex, is a worthwhile exercise. -- Raul -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
